What changed for AI at work in September 2026? We tracked 7 company moves on AI and robots at work in September 2026: 4 rollouts, 1 pilot, 2 plans or forecasts. That's down from 12 in August 2026. Of these, 1 involved robots rather than software alone. The jobs named most were in office and admin, personal care and production and factory.
What changed on the clocks? 5 of these moves were in real use (rollouts and pilots) and 2 were announcements, plans or forecasts. None of them moved a job's clock: company news is logged here, but clocks only change when new research data comes out (see each job's Clock history).
Each move is checked against its source before it goes on the site. Stages describe what a company actually did, from announcements to pilots, rollouts and pullbacks. The jobs below link to their time cards, which show how much of a typical shift AI and robots touch.
Jobs in the news this month
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants1 move this month · 3h 3m of the shift touched
- Medical Assistants1 move this month · 19m of the shift touched
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1 move this month · 24m of the shift touched
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators1 move this month · 5h 28m of the shift touched
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants1 move this month · 2h 40m of the shift touched
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers1 move this month · 1h 57m of the shift touched
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1 move this month · 1h 40m of the shift touched
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1 move this month · 2h 12m of the shift touched
Every move, newest first
- Chimelong puts more than 300 robots to work in a theme park and hotel
Chimelong Group deployed more than 300 AGIBOT robots at Chimelong Spaceship Park in China. They perform shows, lead tours, welcome hotel guests, work in retail and answer visitor questions.
Australasian Leisure Management · Amusement and Recreation Attendants, Tour Guides and Escorts, Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
- P&G and Siemens expand AI quality inspection across global plants
P&G and Siemens expanded an AI-based visual inspection system across P&G's manufacturing operations worldwide. Siemens says scrap rates fell 10% to 20% depending on the product.
Manufacturing.net · Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- Singapore pilots self-driving excavators and compactors
JTC and Kajima began testing autonomous excavators and compactors at a JTC test site, aiming for one operator to oversee two machines. They plan to explore autonomous bulldozers and dump trucks in 2027.
TNGlobal · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- YouGov launches AI-moderated interviews for research studies
YouGov Voices lets survey respondents opt into an AI conversation that asks follow-up questions, then summarises themes. It is available in the UK, the US and Australia.
- VA expands AI scribes after use in over 986,000 appointments
VA first deployed ambient AI scribes at 10 medical centers in October 2025, and over 986,000 primary care appointments have used them. Abridge is deployed at 70 VA sites.
Nextgov/FCW · Medical Assistants, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Engel AI assistant can now change injection molding machine settings
Engel's EVA assistant answers operator questions by text or voice and, after the operator confirms, passes approved changes to the machine control. It is optional on new cells and can be retrofitted to CC300 or C3 controls.
PlasticsToday · Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- EliseAI launches Apollo agent for property operations staff
EliseAI launched Apollo, a single AI agent that can perform any task on its property management platform, such as sending bulk messages to everyone who toured the previous day. The company raised a $250 million Series E in August 2025.
Commercial Observer · Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers